ἀναντί-ρρητος G0368
undeniable, indisputable, not able to be contradicted
This adjective means undeniable or indisputable—facts or claims that cannot be opposed or contradicted. In Acts 19:36, the town clerk declares these things undeniable, urging the rioting crowd toward calm. The Spanish innegables and French incontestable both emphasize the impossibility of rational dispute. The clerk appeals to universally acknowledged facts about Artemis worship to defuse mob emotion with appeals to reason and common knowledge.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Ephesian town clerk appeals (Acts 19:36) to undeniable facts about the city's devotion to Artemis, arguing that since these truths are incontestable, the mob has no rational basis for rioting. The term (Spanish innegables, French incontestable) invokes shared knowledge that both sides accept, creating common ground from which to de-escalate the conflict. 1×
AR["فَإِذْ"]·ben["অপ্রতিবাদ্য"]·DE["ἀναντιρρήτων"]·EN["undeniable"]·FR["incontestable"]·heb["בִּלְתִּי-נִתָּנִים-לְהַכְחָשָׁה"]·HI["अखण्डनीय"]·ID["tidak-dapat-disangkal"]·IT["incontestabile"]·jav["mboten-saged-dipun-sangkal"]·KO["반박할-수-없는"]·PT["sendo-incontestáveis"]·RU["Неопровержимых"]·ES["Innegables"]·SW["yasiyopingika"]·TR["inkâr-edilemez"]·urd["بے-انکار"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀναντί-ρρητος, ον, not to be opposed, Refs 2nd c.BC+; undeniable, NT+2nd c.AD+. adverb -τως without opposition, by consent, Refs 2nd c.BC+; incontrovertibly, Refs 6th c.AD+; without gainsaying, NT